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Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Herradura January 26th 2015

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The 25th was a lovely night at sea. The next day we caught a tuna and Amanda made a nice fish pie. The 26th after my midnight watch the winds picked up to 25-30 knots. I still slept fine, but woke to help reef. My next watch I wore my foul weather gear and needed it as waves were routinely dousing the cockpit. The windvane steering is pretty cool. It's my first time with on, but uses no power and the stronger the wind, the better it works which is good because we have very little power, and lots of wind. I got a little seasick feeling yesterday. I'm using a tranderm patch since we started to help. We have been on a course that puts us out to sea a bit more that we would ... read more

Zip-lining

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Herradura August 29th 2011

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Lilaura

Well today began with a true Costa Rican adventure, zip-lining through the jungle. My dad and I did the Vista Los Suenos Canopy Tour which included a trek up a mighty slippery hill in a tiny quad/tractor thing with four local guides, 14 amazing cables, and fresh fruit at the end. Did I mention it was raining? Fortunately it was just a light sprinkle, and my dad and I were the only ones on the tour. Our guides Christopher and Fabian were the nicest guys and extremely knowledgeable about the trees in the jungle. We learned about the arboles de caja, which the indigenous used to hit like drums as a way to send signals to one another (much like the use of smoke signals). We also learned about Ficus trees which literally live off of ... read more

Days One and Two

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Herradura August 28th 2011

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Lilaura

Hola everyone! It is my second night in the BEAUTIFUL Costa Rica and I thought I would attempt my first blog post. My dad and I arrived safely in San Jose, Costa Rica last night, although we had a slight run for our money in the Dallas Airport. On our quick layover, we ordered burgers and just as we were sitting to eat, they called "last boarding" for our flight to Costa Rica. Needless to say, my dad shoved our burgers into his carry on, we rushed to the plane, made it on, and had enough time to finish our food before we took off haha! The Marriott Hotel we stayed at in San Jose was gorgeous and we slept well. We enjoyed our complementary buffet breakfast and then were driven to the Marriott Hotel in ... read more

Brief history of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn...more history

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